Combined ironing board and iron support



May 21, 1940. w. M. SCHWARTZ I COMBINED IRDNING BOARD AND IRON SUPPORTEiled March 10, 1959 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 y 21, 1940 w. M. SCHWARTZ2,201,925

COMBINED IRONING BOARD AND IRON SUPPORT Filed March 10, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 21, 194-0 UNITED STATES COMBINED IRONINGBOARB AN?) IRON SUPPORT Application March 10,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined ironing board and means forsupporting an iron adjacent to the board, and has fora particular objectthereof the provision of a construction of this character in which theiron support is accessible from any position along the board and, at thesame time, will not materially interfere with the passage of garmentsover the board.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of an ironsupport which, while extended from a point adjacent the body or largerend of the ironing board to a point at which the narrowing of the boardbegins, is supported only at the butt end of the board and has its freeportions spaced from the adjacent edge of the board a distance such thatclothing may be placed about the board for ironing purposes.

Another object of the invention is the production of a device of thischaracter which is so arranged that the iron may be readily slid fromthe board to the support and which is further equipped with meanspreventing accidental dis placement of the iron over what is the faredge of the support with respect to the board proper.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of thischaracter which may be detachably connected to the board.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I haveshown a preferredembodiment of my invention and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an ironing board constructed in accordance withmy invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof showing the iron support in itsoperative position;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2 but showing the iron supportin the process of re moval or installation;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a bracket attached to the ironing board;and

Fig. 5 Ba perspective view showing the coacting brackets attached to theiron support.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral It)generally designates an ironing board which may be of any usual orordinary construction. The numeral H generally desig 1939, Serial No.261,072

flange M. The inner edge of the support is preferably flangeddownwardly, as indicated at 15, this flanging being continued about theouter end edge Ha of the board for at least a portion of its width sothat a smooth surface is presented to prevent accidental damage toclothing passed over the board H]. The iron support is supported fromthe ironing board by means designated generally at H5 and disposedadjacent the butt or larger end of the ironing board, this meanssupporting the iron support With its inner edge in spaced relation tothe adjacent edge of the ironing board, thus affording a slot or gap lltherebetween through which clothing may be passed for disposition uponthe surface of the board.

The supporting bracket may be of any suitable construction. As atpresent illustrated. it comprises a member 58 secured to the boardadjacent the butt end thereof and at its under surface, and a compoundbracket comprising a pair of arms l9 secured to the iron supportadjacent the end thereof and notched at 20 for the reception of theinner flanged edge of the iron support. The spaced arms 59 are adaptedto engage the under surface of the board at opposite sides of bracket 8.The bracket l3 includes spaced, upstanding lugs 2! arranged adjacent itsend edges and upstanding adjacent the side of the ironing board. Theselugs have their upper surfaces notched at 22 to rotatably receive pivotmeans carried by the'arms L! of the compound bracket attached to theironing board. While this pivot means may comprise pins carried by thearms, I preferably employ a bar connecting the arms as shown. When thisbar is placed in the notches 2! with the support in the position shownin Fig. 3, the support may be rotated to move it to the positionillustrated in Fig. 2 in which it is ready for use.

It will be obvious that, with the iron support in the position shown inFigures 1 and 2, the iron may be readily slid from the board to thesupport without lifting the same and, since the flange it will serve tolimit the movement of the iron, this may be accomplished by simplygiving the same an impulse sufficient to cause the same to be moved ontothe support. To insure against tipping of the iron, the space ll shouldbe less than onehalf the width of the iron.

Since the means of attachment illustrated is but one of many forms whichmay be adopted to meunt the iron support upon the board, I do not Wishto be understood as limiting myself to the arrangement herein disclosedexcept as herein after claimed.

I claim:

1. In combination with an ironing board having a butt portion having asubstantially straight rear edge and a Working surface, an elongatediron support extending along said edge and having its upper surfacesubstantially coplanar with said working surface and its inner edge inspaced substantially parallel relation to said edge of the ironing boardand a supporting connection between the board and the rear end of theiron support disposed adjacent the free end of the butt portion of theboard.

2. In combination with an ironing board hav ing a butt portion having asubstantially straight rear edge and a working surface, an elongatediron support extending along said edge and having its upper surfacesubstantially coplanar with said working surface and its inner edge inspaced substantially parallel relation to said edge of the ironing boardand a supporting connection between the board and the rear end of theiron support disposed adjacent the free end of the butt portion of theboard, said connection comprising bracket means on said iron supportincluding longitudinally-spaced transversely-disposed arms the innerportions of which are adapted to engage beneath the board, a barconnecting said arms, and bracket means on said board including membersdisposed adjacent said arms and notched in their upper surfaces toengage said bar.

3. In combination with an ironing board having a butt portion having asubstantially straight rear edge and. a working surface, an elongatediron support extending along said edge and having its upper surfacesubstantially coplanar with said working surface and its inner edge inspaced substantially parallel relation to said edge of the ironing boardand a supporting connection between the board and the rear end of theiron support disposed adjacent the free end of the butt portion of theboard, said connection comprising bracket means on said iron supportincluding longitudinally-spaced transversely-disposed arms the innerportions of which are adapted to engage beneath the board, bracket meanson said board including members disposed adjacent said arms and notchedin their upper surfaces, and pivot means projecting from the arms andadapted to engage in the notches of the members.

WALTER. M. SCHWARTZ.

